The Battle of Nagapatam was an indecisive naval battle on 3 August 1758 during the Seven Years' War. A British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock fought a French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Negapatam in the second of three battles fought between the two admirals during the war. Both squadrons suffered heavy damage during the short but fierce engagement, with d'Ache's flagship Zodiaque catching fire and d'Ache himself severely wounded. He would spend the remainder of the year recovering in Mauritius.Heritage History - List of Battles , retrieved 30 September 2008
+British order of battleShipGunsCommanderRef.Yarmouth64Vice-Admiral George PocockCaptain John HarrisonElizabeth64Commodore Charles SteevensCaptain Richard KempenfeltTiger60Captain Thomas LathamWeymouth60Captain John Stukley SomersetCumberland56Captain William MartinSalisbury50Captain William BreretonNewcastle50Captain James ColvilleQueenborough24Captain Digby Dent
+French order of battleShipGunsCommanderRef.Zodiaque74Chef d'escadre Anne Antoine, Comte d'AchéCaptain Jacques-Antoine de GothoComte de Provence74Captain Jean-Jacques de La ChaiseSaint Louis64Captain Louis de JoannisVengeur64Captain Jean Baptiste Christy de La PallièreDuc d'Orléans60Captain Jean-François de SurvilleDuc de Bourgogne80Captain Jean-Baptiste d’Après de MannevilletteCondé50Captain Jacques Kerlero de RosboMoras50Captain Louis-Toussaint de Becdelièvre-Du BouexiéDiligente24Captain Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne
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External links "Battle of Negapatam, 3rd August 1758" at threedecks.org